Drop down menus

Operators (Alt+O)

Lists MaxBasic operators.

Objects (Alt+J)

Lists the objects and components available in the code. When you select a property it will appear in the code.

Functions (Alt+F)

Lists available MaxBasic functions. When you select a function that expects arguments, parentheses, parameters and commas for the arguments are shown with the pointer at the first argument, for example, InStr(|String1: String, String2: String). This shows that the Instr function requires two string arguments, one before and one after the comma.

Typing the function name in the editor followed by # will also expand the arguments for the function.

Help for a function, detailing the arguments, is available from:

• The final option in the menu,
• Pressing F1 - OR -
• Selecting from the context menu (right-click) with the cursor positioned in the function name in the editor.
  

Automated (Alt+A)

Lists Automated objects. Documentation for each object is available from the final option in the menu. You can insert the code to Dim and Create an object by clicking on it.

Typing an Automated object name in the editor followed by # will also Dim and Create the Object..

Procedures (Alt+E)

Lists Function and Sub procedures defined in the script.

For a full list of all Procedures including imported ones press Ctrl+E or select from the context menu (right-click) to open the Procedure List in a separate window.

Help (Alt+H)

Access resources including descriptions, documentation and sample code.

Snippet (Alt+T)

Insert a code Snippet. Snippets are listed alphabetically, and the first line of each snippet is displayed.

Typing a Snippet name in the editor followed by # will also expand the snipped code.

Editor buttons

Check Code (Alt+C)

Checks the code compiles correctly, without running the script.

Breakpoint (Alt+B)

Set a code breakpoint on the current line. Click again to toggle to clear the breakpoint. You can also click to the right of a line to set or clear a breakpoint.

Hover the mouse over a breakpoint, then right-click to make a breakpoint unavailable, or access the Breakpoint Properties.

If a condition has been set for a breakpoint, it will be shown when you hover over the breakpoint.

Run (Alt+R)

Runs the script. To run a script when Script Editor is closed, press Alt+F3 or click on the Accredo toolbar, or setup a script shortcut. To terminate a running script, press Alt+F1. The line and character at which the script was terminated will be displayed.

Print (Ctrl+P)

Print the code. This can be helpful when writing scripts.

Capture Status Hints

Selected, you can capture status hints when the script is Run. This is useful for checking the effect of a script.

Add Shortcut (Alt+D)

Select to:

• Add Shortcut - add the script as a Shortcut on the Accredo toolbar and / or the Navigator.
• Add Script Event - attach the script to a Script Event.
• View Script Events - view all Script Events. This can be useful for ascertaining whether a script event already exists.

Check and Save
(Alt+K)

Check the code compiles correctly then save the script.

Encoding

File encoding for the script is displayed.

Default File Encoding may be changed in System Settings - Encoding.

Saving a file will use the selected encoding.

Load... (Alt+L)

Load an existing script to select the code, run, print or edit.

Click the drop down to view a list of recently saved/loaded scripts.

Scripts are either .pfs text files, or .pfz encrypted files which are decrypted on load.

Save... (Ctrl+S)

Once saved, you can run the script, or setup a script shortcut or script event.

Scripts may be saved as .pfs files which are plain text, or .pfz files which are encrypted.